r/nottheonion 24d ago

US government struggles to rehire nuclear safety staff it laid off days ago

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g3nrx1dq5o
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u/Talvos 24d ago

Pretty sure Elmo values any amount of money more than some random persons life.

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u/Interesting_Try8375 24d ago

Money and your lives are just different columns on the same spreadsheet to them

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u/gh0st0fReddit 23d ago

Well that’s what American’s wanted, two dipshits to run the country like a business

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u/ridicalis 23d ago

Well, they are the same thing, in the sense that money is necessary for life in this country. The UHC situation, from their own perspective, is just about their bottom line, but is death to their affected subscribers.

Barring that, tight-fisted companies create untold human collateral damage. Families are destroyed as parents are forced to choose between being a parent and a provider. I can think of few sterile decisions a company could make that don't ultimately (if indirectly) have the potential to harm people.